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Diatom Claim

Occurrence in Owyhee county in Idaho, United States with commodity Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089110
MRDS ID W013118
Record type Site
Current site name Diatom Claim
Related records 10266215

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.65267, 43.29598 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Relative position 7 1/2 MI. N.W. OF MURPHY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Owyhee(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wilson Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Owyhee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 001S 003W 35 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Tertiary

Analytical data

Result RADIOACTIVITY IN CLAY
Result WEAK RADIOACTIVITY NEAR ASH BEDS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Payette Formation-Clay, Volcanic Ash
    Rock description Payette Formation-Clay, Volcanic Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.65267, 43.29598
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 0 DEG

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Wilson Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Earl And Herbert Brockman ?

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FAR TOO LOW GRADE TO MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POWERS, H.A., 1955, DIATOM CLAIM: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    KIILSGAARD, T. H., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1955 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. - OPEN FILE REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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